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Photography is hugely popular in China, especially among the younger generation who were born during and after the 1980s economic explosion in the massive Asian nation. The country remains an interesting society with respect to freedom of expression and how photographers share their work and stories. TIME has...

Click here to read our Panasonic GH5 Field Test Part III

 

 

We are just about finished with all our testing of the GH5, and with my Field Test Part III, I look at some of the additional photo modes available on the new flagship Panasonic camera. In this final field test, I examine the dynamic range performance,...

 

 

There is a lot of competition in the motion capture/ timelapse device space, and nearly anyone can get started with it in some respect with just about any budget. The most challenging thing for many is finding the best quality you can at the desired price point. You can spend an absolute fortune and grab something...

 

 

Here at Imaging Resource, we see a lot of interesting marketing materials. While we don’t often single out any particular manufacturer for their sometimes imaginative marketing, it can be good to start the week off with some humor. Roger Cicala and Seb Pearce have created a generator for creating random photo...

 

 

Smartphone photography is incredibly popular in no small part due to the convenience of capturing shots with a camera you can keep in your pocket. This convenience typically comes with a tradeoff – granted, one that seemingly gets smaller every year – in terms of image and optical quality. For many users, a phone’s...

 

 

Earlier this year, Ricoh launched its brand-new Pentax KP DSLR with features including interchangeable grips and a spectacular ISO 819,200-equivalent maximum sensitivity. The KP is Ricoh / Pentax's answer to the rise of the mirrorless camera, the result of a ground-up rethink of how a DSLR should be packaged...

 

 

Our Firmware Friday roundup for this week arrives with news of updates for three camera models frm Canon, Fujifilm and Nikon. If you're shooting the Canon 5D Mark IV, Fujifilm GFX 50S or Nikon A900, you'll want to take a moment to upgrade your firmware to avoid bugs in earlier firmware versions. None of these...

Click here to read our Sigma 135mm f/1.8 Art Lens Review

 

 

Bring out the champagne and unleash the confetti! The new Sigma 135mm f/1.8 Art lens is one of the sharpest, if not the sharpest, lens we've tested so far. We're still in the process of gathering real-world photos and notes on what it's like to use this...

 

 

Sony announced today that they have overtaken Nikon at the number two spot in the United States in the full-frame interchangeable lens camera market according to the NPD Group's Retail Tracking Service (based on dollars) in January through February 2017. Sony...

 

 

Lithuanian photographer Andrius Burba made a name for himself with his “Under-Cats” project. Some people consider themselves bigger fans of dogs, so Burba and his team have followed up “Under-Cats” with “Under-Dogs.”

Like “Under-Cats,” the canine photo project captures photos of man’s best friend from beneath,...

Click here to read our Panasonic G85 Review Conclusion

 

 

Following up on the Panasonic G7, the Panasonic G85 (known as the Panasonic G80 in some markets) combines a 16-megapixel Four Thirds sensor (sans an optical low-pass filter) with updated image processing all inside a weather-resistant, rugged DSLR-style...

 

 

Earlier today, DIY photography published a piece on the supposed uproar of disapproval of an Instagram photo published by National Geographic. Though their heart is in the right place, as taking photographs on railroads is absolutely a bad idea, it's important to know how or why an image like this got posted in the...

 

 

We have covered the work of photographer and videographer Mathieu Stern mostly for his videos on old and unusual lenses, but he also creates tutorials. His latest tutorial is a quick video on how to shoot video using fast lenses in bright light.

In the video below, Stern employs a Canon 55mm f/1.2 FL lens, which...

 

 

GoPro, who has seemed to notice their customers' penchant for holding on to what they consider to be "outdated" equipment, has announced a program to try and get their huge user base to upgrade to their latest HERO5 action camera. In GoPro's words, they want all users "to experience the new, cloud-connected GoPro...

 

 

By the time I was serious about getting into the world of photography, the "digital revolution" was going full-steam. My first "real camera" was a Nikon D80, and based on what I read online and from other photographer friends, I was firmly swayed to shoot in RAW mode and then explore the world of photo editing...

 

 

Photographer Manny Ortiz creates a lot of awesome tutorials and behind-the-scenes videos aimed at portrait photographers on his YouTube channel. We have covered his work in the past and his latest video is yet another must-watch for portrait photographers. His latest video, seen below, shows how Ortiz builds and...

 

 

Adobe has released updated versions of Lightroom and Camera Raw. Lightroom is now up to CC 2015.10 and standalone 6.10. Camera Raw’s latest update brings it to version 9.10.

Lightroom’s update is aimed at providing additional camera raw support, lens profile support and addressing bugs. Note that the camera...

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What happens when you take the imaging pipeline of the Nikon D500 and combine it with the D7000-series? You create the Nikon D7500. Nikon has announced this newest addition to their D7000-series of enthusiast DX DSLR cameras and the successor to the popular Nikon...

 

 

John Park, a maker for Adafruit Industries, has written a comprehensive tutorial for building your own light box at home, perfect for product photography and other small-scale still life work.

The list of required materials is quite short and everything is easily sourced. For the softbox itself, you will need a...